Workforce Change

‘Changing and empowering our workforce’

The Council must start making fundamental changes to deliver the required savings over coming years. Some of these decisions will mean we will have to continue to reduce our workforce, but as ever this will be done consensually wherever possible.

What is clear, is that all of us must start to work together differently and be as efficient and effective as possible.

Enabling people to work flexibly, in terms of what they do and where they work.

Making sure that people have the right skills that meet the needs of the job.

Empowering our people to make decisions and deliver the best results for our customers.

While doing this we must ensure that our people understand the need for change and, for those most affected by the change, that they are well supported. Therefore, as we continue to reduce the size of our workforce we will: